Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] years [unc] service " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Craig was welcomed as a member of the Leaders ' Meeting in March 1963 and has given 30 years ' service as secretary of the Women 's Fellowship . |
| 2 | Director of specialist support for New Possibilities Fay Gerrie said she took the original decision to sack Mr Reid , who has 28 years ' service at the hospital , because he was the charge nurse and therefore responsible for the villa . |
| 3 | BARLASTON potting department 's John Porter marks 25 years ' service with a long service award from production director Roy Naylor . |
| 4 | HANDSHAKES of congratulations for Harold Clewlow , who celebrated 25 years ' service as a biscuit placer at Coalport Minerva with a long service award from production director Mike Harley . |
| 5 | Ken Doyle , Vice-President , has completed 17 years ' service on the Executive Committee since first being elected in 1973 as Wexford Area Secretary . |
| 6 | He had been retired since 1979 after completing 42 years ' service — 12 of them on the main board . |
| 7 | In return for this anonymity and help with the setting up of a new life , the Legion demanded five years ' service , wherever they chose to send you . |
| 8 | Born in Devon in 1954 , Andrew Mudge left school at the age of fifteen and did nine years ' service in the Navy before becoming Gardener for the Trust at Castle Drogo where he worked for seven years . |
| 9 | ‘ This is this sort of material we are seeking to make the publication more readable , ’ added Mr Stewart , an air frame fitter at Alanbrooke Barracks , Topcliffe , who had six years ' service in the Royal Navy and is a TA member with 124 Recovery Co. at Newton Aycliffe . |
| 10 | The boy was cautioned — never went before the court because of his father being the ACC and this fellow went before the Chief Constable and he had ten years ' service at the time . |
| 11 | We could purchase our own houses while they lived in police colonies , denied the privilege of house purchase until they had fifteen years ' service ; this classified them as ‘ peasants , serfs , living in the feudal world of tithed cottages ’ . |
| 12 | For example , employers can now pay full pension , without actuarial reduction , at any age between 50 and 70 , provided an employee has completed 20 years ' service with the organisation . |